Author Complaint Process

Before submitting manuscripts, authors are requested to read all the guidelines and policies of Open Journal of Chemistry (OJC) regarding processing and publication of the manuscripts.

How to complaint?

The authors have the right to complaint and ask explanation if they perceive any misconduct in any applicable policies and ethical guidelines. The authors can raise their complaints by submitting a letter to: chemistry@peertechz.usor info@peertechz.com.

All the complaints regarding delinquencies in the work processes are investigated according to the prevailing publication ethics practices.

Complaints categorization

An author or any other scholar may submit their complaints about any issues related to:

Plagiarism

Copyright violation

Deceiving in research results or wrong research results

Violations in set standard for research

Unrevealed conflicts of interest

Bias in review process

Manuscript processing time is unusually late

The peer-review comments are unsatisfactorily

Authorship issues

Policy for Dealing with Complaints

Once a complaint is received, at first an acknowledgement is sent to the complainant with assurance that appropriate action will be taken on complaint within three working days excluding the complaint receiving date.

The investigation process is initiated by the Journal handling team according to the directions of the Editor-In-Chief. After the investigation is over, a meeting is held with complete report on the complaint. The decision is taken in and the same is forwarded to the concerned scholar through his submitted email ID.

We consider complaints as an opportunity to enhance our existing Manuscript Processing System. All the received complaints are dealt in polite and timely manner with a certainty.

Editor-in-Chief

Michel BOURINUniversity of Nantes, FranceArchives of Depression and Anxiety

Erich CosmiUniversity of Padua, ItalyJournal of Gynecological Research and Obstetrics